337: scene Nov 10, 2015

The word 'scene' ultimately comes from the Greek word, 'skene' meaning 'stage'. Another English word, 'obscene' ('ob' meaning' 'off') has the same origin, even though it means something very different. In Greek theatre, there would be no violence depicted on stage. Violence would be referenced in speeches, but any violent acts were performed off stage, or in Greek 'obscene'.